Young Talent Cricket Academy cricketers returned home after a highly successful tour of the UK. This is the 12th successive year that the cricketers have toured Durham in UK and played matches against the Durham Academy teams and other clubs in Durham. This year – three YTCA teams toured the UK – the Under 18 team led by Vishakh Chandrasekhar, the Under 15 team led by Taran Atavar and the Under 11 team led by Rahul Nambiar. The team stayed at the Best Western Ryokan Hotel in Newcastle which also hosts the famous Luigikhan restaurant.
The YTCA teams played some great matches against Hetton Lyons CC, Blackhall CC, Tynedale CC, Sacriston CC, Philadelphia CC, Washington CC and South Shields CC. The Under 11 team won the T20 tournament while the Under 15 and Under 18 teams won many matches including some close wins and losses.
At the end of the Tour – the trophies for best performances were presented by Dr Rajkumar of Unicare Medical Centre,UAE and Jahangir Khan – owner of the Best Western Ryokan Hotel in Newcastle. All participants received mementos and participation certificates and also got the opportunity to meet Geoff Cook – the Durham Coach during a dinner at his Durham residence to felicitate the visiting YTCA team, coaches and parents.
Awards
Under 18 : Best Batsman Bharath Srinivasan
Best Bowler Vishakh Chandrasekhar
Best All Rounder Aditya Mavuru and Sairaj Venkat
Under 15: Best Batsman Abhishek Nair
Best Bowler Siddhant Jhurani
Best All Rounder Vaibhav Chandrasekhar
Under 11: Best Batsman Ritik Sunil Israni
Best Bowler Adil Ali
Best All Rounder Shashwik Shetty
Best fielder Akash
Shahzad Altaf & Sunil Israni– Directors YTCA was pleased with the performances and thanked the parents and the clubs in Duhram for their support in organising the tour. Vishan Fernando – YTCA Coach was very impressed with the commitment and application of the children and predicted that the performances of all the children had benefited and improved during the tour.